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Planning Board approves Tarben II two‑lot subdivision with conditions after neighbor requests access for firefighting
Summary
The Town of Newburgh Planning Board approved a two‑lot subdivision on Tarben Way Aug. 15, 2024, subject to conditions including tree preservation details, Orange County Health Department septic approval and emergency vehicle turnaround dimensions. An adjacent owner requested cross‑access for forestry and firefighting; board counsel said property access is a private matter but noted required approvals.
The Town of Newburgh Planning Board voted unanimously Aug. 15 to approve the Tarben II two‑lot subdivision, subject to engineering and administrative conditions.
Jonathan Cella, the applicant's representative, told the board the proposal splits a 9.4‑acre parcel in the AR zoning district to create a second lot closer to the road, each served by individual wells and septic systems. "The proposal is a two‑lot subdivision of a 9.4 acre parcel located in the AR Zoning District," Cella said.
The project drew a public comment read into the record by Katherine O., who read a letter from adjacent owner Angelique Jones asking the board to encourage the applicant to grant access from Lot 12 so Jones and other adjoining landowners could maintain forestry practices and provide ingress for fire equipment. The letter said, in part, "I am the owner of adjacent property ... I have no objections to the subdivision and hope all goes well for the parties involved," and requested access to maintain forestry practices and enable firefighting.
Consultants and staff said the request raised property‑access and jurisdictional issues but did not create an immediate condition the Planning Board could impose. Pat Hines of MHE Engineers said the Health Department review of septic locations remained outstanding and listed technical items that should be resolved as conditions. Planning Board Attorney Dominic Cordisco listed the conditions the board attached to its approval, including addressing outstanding consultant comments, providing a tree preservation plan, receiving Orange County Department of Health approval for the septic/well design, providing documented emergency‑vehicle turnarounds and receiving sign‑off from the jurisdictional fire department and the highway superintendent on driveway locations.
Code Compliance Officer Jim Campbell also asked that the applicant dimension the required turnaround and any pull‑offs on future plans. The board formally moved and seconded the resolution to approve the subdivision with those conditions; the roll call vote was unanimous.
The approval does not remove required outside reviews. The applicant must satisfy consultant revisions, secure the county health department approval for sanitary systems and obtain any required departmental sign‑offs before final filing or building permits.
